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banjo is harder to keep time with three fingers going back and forth. you can get a rythem going on the mando. Dan

I have a Johnson that I tune as a mandola. Someone here on the cafe suggested it in a thread and I really like it set up that way. I have a new National so I really didn't need a second steel mando....

Buy used. You can always resell without losing you butt.

I think there was a used black 2 point in our used classifieds a day or so ago.

I seem to get a buzz with small frets if my finger is not right up against the fret.

I had Allen build me an oval 2 point which turned out pretty nice. The sound is very good but I have a few a models with f holes from other builders that have a more bassy boom to them. The Glen...

I have a johnson metal that I put mandola strings on and play as a mandola.It works pretty good. I also have a new national and it flat smokes. I'll never get rid of that one. Dan

I have a new National and a Johnson. I put a better cone in the Johnson and mandola strings and changed it to a Mandola.(someone here had the idea first). Anyway, It sounds very good for the price....

I bought a Kasuga around that time only it had different inlays. I was told that it was a prototype for Alverez.

That's what I thought. I got one good mando and then I ordered several more from Bruce, Antonio, and some one else in Taiwan. Several had really bad frets and after time, they all started to crack....

My National has made all of my other mandolins obsolete. Great sound and not too metallic to my ears.

I bought a new national and it made all of my other mandos sound blaaaaahhhh.

I have 2 weymann mandolutes. Well made but hard to find one now that isn't cracked. Nice sound but not awesome.I like their wider neck. Their banjos are great. I have a few of them converted to 5...

I bought a MK mandola and I love it. I don't get where you think it's overpriced. Any other F model octaves at that price? If you don't need a f style you can save some bucks, but for an f, I don't...

I have 2 weymannn mandolutes. They are very high quality with nice sound. I have several Weymann banjos which are better built and were more expensive than Gibson at the time. The mandos are hard to...

Yup, it makes a better Dola. My National still has more pop, but for 350 bucks, the Johnson is well worth it.

No, but I did put a quality cone in and worked on the bridge and it sounds a touch better. I wanted more so I bought a new National resophonic for 1650 and I love it. I still have the Johnson and for...

I bought several from him and others. Most were ok at first so I bought a few more. Later they started to crack and some began to sink badly in the bridge area. For the most part, a waste of money....

I heard a guy play an electric mandolin with Emmylou Harris and it had a great sound. Is there anything I can buy to have my mandolins sound different? Besides an amp and pickup, what will help. Also...

I have a A model that I bought for 600. He made the fingerboard wider as I asked and it has great sound. There are better finished instruments out there but His are nice and well worth the price,...

I have the Tyler OM and love it. I did have to make a new bridge as some of the strings buzzed. Easy fix and worth the trouble. I really love my national mando but that cost 1600 bucks.

I bought a Johnson steel awhile back on ebay and was a little dissapointed in the sound. I bought a quality cone and it sounds better and for the price it's ok but my national kills it baaaaad. Do...

I bought one and I have been neglecting my other mandos since. It sounds great and loud too. It's my favorite. I also have a Tyler MT octave steel mandolin and it sounds great also. The Tyler needed...

I have several weymann banjos. Turning the nut on the bar one way or the other will adjust the neck angle. Weymann's were quality banjos. I won the bid on an old Weymannn mandolute and am waiting for...

I have an A model David mando. It is well built and sounds as good as any of my other mandos. The peghead inlay is nice and overall appearence is good but not great. He made it the way I wanted with...